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uberthumper
Just for reference, and since Tom has already mentioned them, the E-09s that are currently on my Ten have done about 5000 miles. They're fairly knackered, although technically still legal. Rear is square and has about 3mm tread in the middle, front has 'interesting' wear as a result of hard use on road.
Bearing in mind the original Tourances only made it 6000 miles before the rear was properly bald in the middle, I'm pretty happy with only losing 1000 miles if it means I can keep knobblies on there all the time.
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Hmmm....interesting Uberthumper. As I got 12,000 miles out of my OEM rear (Sirac), maybe I might get 8-10,000 out of an E-09!! Might consider that for the spring. How bad does the front feel?
Maybe the problem with the E-07 is that Mitas have used too hard a compound for longevity?? Might explain the cracking (which I too have suffered) and lack of feedback/predictability.
Anyway, E-08 front should be on its way with the rear being a few weeks (140/80-17 std stock but 130/80-17 is special order!!??)